They say that knowledge is power. We don’t know how powerful these facts will make you as you probably won’t be able to turn your enemies to stone with just a glance or be able to walk through walls or anything. But, what you WILL be able to do is thoroughly impress and entertain your friends and family once you read this post. You won’t believe some of this stuff. Look out for part 2 coming soon!
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15 Totally Awesome Facts You Never Knew – Part 2
Would you believe that Quentin Tarantino once had a small part as an Elvis impersonator in The Golden Girls?
![tarantino elvis](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tarantino-elvis.jpg)
‘Conversation Hearts’ were created in the 1860s and they’re still very popular today!
![conversation hearts](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/conversation-hearts.jpg)
Even though China has a population of over 1 billion, its people only have around 200 different last names.
![people great wall china](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/people-great-wall-china.jpg)
Bizarrely there is more actual lemon juice in Lemon Pledge furniture polish than there is in Country Time Lemonade.
![fresh lemonade](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fresh-lemonade.jpg)
There is a school of science that believes shaking the head in a negative manner comes from babies who turn their heads away from food when they’ve had their fill!
![grumpy baby](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/grumpy-baby.jpg)
Weirdly, canned food was invented almost 50 years before anyone thought of making a can opener. What?!
![canned food cash register](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/canned-food-cash-register.jpg)
If your name is Mary, it is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy.
![mary statue](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mary-statue.jpg)
The Google Earth database is more than 20 petabytes which translates as around 20 million gigabytes!
![google earth](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/google-earth.jpg)
Interestingly the King James Bible has been the inspiration for more pop song lyrics than any other book!
![justin bieber](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/justin-bieber.jpg)
7 whole Yankee Stadiums could fit within the Mall of America… it’s huge!
![mall of america](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mall-of-america.jpg)
This guy is former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He once dated Kim Cattrall. No joke!
![pierre prime minister canada](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pierre-prime-minister-canada.jpg)
The only king in a deck of cards without a mustache is the King of Hearts!
![king of hearts](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/king-of-hearts.jpg)
The poor old starfish doesn’t have a brain!
![starfish](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/starfish.jpg)
King Francis I of France hung the Mona Lisa up in his bathroom after the death of Leonardo da Vinci.
![mona lisa](https://www.awesomeinventions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mona-lisa.jpg)
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15 Totally Awesome Facts You Never Knew – Part 2